loop loop-the-loop | a flight maneuver, aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane |
inside loop | a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight |
outside loop | a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight |
closed circuit loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
closed loop closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
cringle eyelet loop grommet grummet | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines |
drip loop | a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building, when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building |
feedback circuit feedback loop | a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system |
loop | an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop |
loop knot | any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope |
loop-line | a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on |
loop gain | (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input, if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation |
loop topology loop | the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component |
loop | a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied |
loop | the basic pattern of the human fingerprint |
ground loop | a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground |
loop | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan), he's no longer in the loop |
iteration loop | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated, the solution took hundreds of iterations |
loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
loop | fasten or join with a loop, He looped the watch through his belt |
coil loop curl | wind around something in coils or loops |
loop intertwine | make a loop in, loop a rope |
loop | fly loops, perform a loop, the stunt pilot looped his plane |
loop | move in loops, The bicycle looped around the tree |